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Casein vs Tryptone - What's the difference?

casein | tryptone |

In biochemistry terms the difference between casein and tryptone

is that casein is a proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom found in milk or in the seeds of leguminous plants while tryptone is the assortment of peptides formed by the digestion of casein by trypsin, a protease. Often used in the preparation of lysogeny broth.

casein

English

(wikipedia casein)

Noun

  • (biochemistry) A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom found in milk or in the seeds of leguminous plants.

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    tryptone

    English

    Noun

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  • (biochemistry) The assortment of peptides formed by the digestion of casein by trypsin, a protease. Often used in the preparation of lysogeny broth.
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